The Princess in the Tower...
Crown Princess Charlotte of Candonia has fought to make her own choices and decisions for years. She refuses to let anyone take that power from her.
Ever.
Her only allowance is her kingdom, she will sacrifice everything to keep it and her family safe. Even face the conqueror that threatens all she holds dear.
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The Enemy at the Gates...
Evan the Black will do whatever it takes to reach his ultimate goal: a free Aellolyn. Sold into slavery at five, Evan's disdain for royalty is outmatched only by his disdain for slavers. He's burned a path through the continent, forcing royalty to outlaw the abhorrent practice at sword point. But it's not enough. In order to make a lasting change, he needs to be more than a conqueror; he needs to be
royal.
The Future of the World in the Balance...
Evan strips Charlotte of her treasured choice with a simple threat:
marry me or I'll kill your father, then I'll marry you, anyway.
Now forced into a marriage with the last person they would ever choose to wed, Charlotte and Evan find themselves drawn to the other, but the tasks before them are daunting. Evan is pulled in two directions, one the future he wishes to build and the other the wife he can't stop thinking about. Charlotte faces disapproval and disdain from all directions, whether it be from her husband's mute general who communicates solely in hand signals or the rest of the men and women in camp who don't even bother to conceal their hatred for her. But their greatest enemies are within...